BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS

Meaning of BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS in English

/thoo rin'jee en"sis/

a bacterium used in genetically altered form in the biological control of budworms, gypsy moth larvae, Japanese beetles, and other insect pests. Abbr.: B.t.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS — A spore forming bacterium which can be used to control certain insect pests especially caterpillars.
English Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection
BACILLUS — (genus Bacillus), any of a group of rod-shaped, gram-positive, aerobic or (under some conditions) anaerobic bacteria widely found in soil …
Britannica English vocabulary
BACILLUS — bacille
English interlingue dictionary
BACILLUS — noun (plural bacilli) Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, small staff, rod, diminutive of Latin baculus staff, alteration of baculum …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BACILLUS — Any of the rod-shaped, gram-positive bacteria (see gram stain ) that make up the genus Bacillus , widely found in …
Английский словарь Британика
BACILLUS — I. bəˈsiləs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin bacillus small staff, alteration of Latin baculum — more at bacterium …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACILLUS — (n.) A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.
Английский словарь Webster
BACILLUS — ( n. ) A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BACILLUS — /beuh sil"euhs/ , n. , pl. bacilli /-sil"uy/ . 1. any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACILLUS — n. rod-shaped bacteria
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BACILLUS — noun ( plural ba·cil·li -ˌlī also -lē) Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, small staff, rod, diminutive of Latin baculus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BACILLUS — noun a variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.
Webster English vocab
BACILLUS — [ bə'sɪləs ] ■ noun ( plural bacilli -lʌɪ , -li: ) a rod-shaped bacterium. Derivatives bacillary adjective Origin C19: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BACILLUS — [ba.cil.lus] n, pl -li [NL, fr. ML, small staff, rod, dim. of L baculus staff, alter. of baculum] (ca. 1879) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BACILLUS — bacill|us BrE AmE bə ˈsɪl |əs ▷ bacill|i aɪ iː
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BACILLUS — / bəˈsɪləs; NAmE / noun ( pl. ba·cilli / bəˈsɪlaɪ; NAmE /) a type of bacteria. There are several types …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACILLUS — ba ‧ cil ‧ lus /bəˈsɪləs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural bacilli /-laɪ/) [countable] technical [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BACILLUS — n. (pl. bacilli) 1 any rod-shaped bacterium. 2 (usu. in pl.) any pathogenic bacterium. [LL, dimin. of L baculus stick]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BACILLUS — n. (pl. bacilli) 1 any rod-shaped bacterium. 2 (usu. in pl.) any pathogenic bacterium. [ LL, dimin. of L baculus …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BACILLUS — n. (pl. bacilli) 1. any rod-shaped bacterium. 2 (usu. in pl.) any pathogenic bacterium. Etymology: LL, dimin. of L baculus …
Oxford English vocab
BACILLUS — ( bacilli) A bacillus is any bacterium that has a long, thin shape. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACILLUS — (bacilli) A ~ is any bacterium that has a long, thin shape. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BACILLUS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN tubercle ▪ We are not likely to find a cause as precisely as the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BACILLUS — [noun] [C] [plural] bacilli - a bacterium which is shaped like a rod. There are various types of bacillus, some …
Cambridge English vocab
BACILLUS — n. Any of the rod-shaped, gram-positive bacteria (see gram stain ) that make up the genus Bacillus , widely found …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BACILLUS — Synonyms and related words : adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus, disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACILLUS — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BACILLUS — noun Bacillus is used after these nouns: ↑ leprosy
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BACILLUS — сущ. бацилла bacilli-carries ≈ бациллоносители Syn : virus бацилла, палочка bacillus (pl li) бацилла
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BACILLUS — Бациллы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BACILLUS — n ( pl -li) бацилла, палочка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BACILLUS — сущ. бацилла bacilli-carries ≈ бациллоносители Syn : virus бацилла, палочка bacillus (pl li) бацилла
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BT — I. noun Etymology: New Latin Bacillus thuringiensis, species name, literally, Thuringian bacillus Date: 1971 a preparation of a bacterium ( …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BT — I. abbreviation 1. baronet 2. bent 3. boat 4. bought 5. brevet II. ¦bēˈtē noun ( -s ) Usage: usually …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
B.T. — See Bacillus thuringiensis .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BT — I. ˈbē-ˈtē noun Etymology: New Latin Bacillus thuringiensis, species name, literally, Thuringian bacillus Date: 1971 : a preparation of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL — the use of living organisms to control pests. A natural enemy such as a parasite, predator, or disease organism is …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: LIFE-SCIENCES — BOTANY The politics surrounding the genetic engineering of plants became rancorous in 1999. In many Western European countries, trials of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPORE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Clouds of spores disperse when one touches these club-shaped structures. ▪ For example, the bacterium …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NATURAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a natural boundary (= a river, line of mountains etc that form a boundary …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INSECTICIDE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB use ▪ Do not use any insecticide sprays in the house, or pesticide sprays …
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CRYSTALLINE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN form ▪ The particular clays he has in mind do exist in many different …
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ABILITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES exceptional talent/ability/skill ▪ He showed exceptional talent even as a youngster. intellectual development/ability/activity etc ▪ …
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